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Royal Marine VSV

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Very Slender Vessel in British service.
Class overview
BuildersHalmatic Ltd
OperatorsRoyal Marines
Built2002?
General characteristics
TypeVSV
Displacement
  • 7.25 long tons (7.37 t) (16m variant)
  • 19.75 long tons (20.07 t) (22m variant)
Length
  • 52.5 feet (16.0 m) (16m variant)
  • 75 feet (23 m) (22m variant)
Beam
  • 9.25 feet (2.82 m) (16m variant)
  • 14.25 feet (4.34 m) (22m variant)
Draught
  • 3.25 feet (0.99 m) (16m variant)
  • 3.75 feet (1.14 m) (22m variant)
Propulsion
  • Twin 660/750 bhp diesel (16m variant)
  • Twin 1,000/2,000 bhp diesel (22m variant)
Speed60 knots (110 km/h; 69 mph)+ (both variants)
Range
  • 3,000 litres (660 imp gal; 790 US gal) (16m variant)
  • 3,000 litres (660 imp gal; 790 US gal)+ (22m variant)
TroopsSpace for some troops
ComplementUp to three
ArmamentGPMGs, 20mm cannon
NotesAir portable

The Royal Marine VSV is a Very Slender Vessel in British service.

A small number of the craft were built for service with the Royal Marines and Special Boat Service. They were built in two versions, known as the VSV 16m 145 class and the follow-up version, the VSV 22m.

References

  1. ^ Cocker, Maurice (2006). Coastal forces vessels of the Royal Navy from 1865. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. p. 245. ISBN 075243862X.
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